In October 2012, the business climate is better in the retail trade but remains deteriorated
in the trade and repair of motor vehicles

In October 2012, the business climate is better in the retail trade but remains deteriorated
in the trade and repair of motor vehiclesMonthly survey of retailing - October 2012

According to the managers interviewed in October 2012, the business climate remains
deteriorated in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the
synthetic indicator stays still significantly under its long-term average. The situation
is better in retail trade than in trade and repair of motor vehicles.

According to the managers interviewed in October 2012, the business climate remains
deteriorated in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the
synthetic indicator stays still significantly under its long-term average. The situation
is better in retail trade than in trade and repair of motor vehicles.

Business leaders have been as many than in the last survey, to declare a decrease
of their past sales, of their expected sales and of their ordering intentions. Each
of the three balances is still very low under its mean level.

The general business outlook still stays at a low level, sign that the retailers remain
pessimistic about the economic situation in the trade sector.

graphique graph_indsynt_en – Business climate synthetic indicator

graphique Graph_ventes_ic_en – Recent sales and ordering intentions

tableau tab1_en – Global data

Balances of opinion, in %, s.a.

Global data

Ave. (1)

July 12

Aug 12

Sept. 12

Oct. 12

Business climate

100

89

92

87

89

General business outlook

–29

–47

–44

–50

–47

Recent sales

–5

–20

–8

–24

–21

Expected sales

–1

–15

–13

–16

–18

Ordering intentions

–8

–15

–15

–21

–20

Stocks

11

14

8

13

12

Past selling prices (2)

–6

–6

–5

Expected selling prices

–2

–3

–4

–1

–7

Cash position (2)

–14

–24

–25

Workforce size: recent trend

1

–6

–6

–7

–8

Workforce size: future trend

–2

–15

–10

–9

–6

(1) Average since 1991 (2004 for recent and expected sales and ordering intentions).

(2) Bi-monthly question (odd-numberred months).

Source : monthly survey in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles
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